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Textile artist Victoria Villasana applies colorful embroidery to photographs of cultural icons.

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Mexican textile artist Victoria Villasana weaves colourful graphic patterns onto the portraits of pop culture icons, politicians and artists using bright, colou

After a decade of fusing social commentary and the rebellious arts of wheatpaste and yarn bombing on the streets of London, textile artist Victoria Villasana has returned to her native Mexico and modernized the indigenous tradition of hand embroidery in her reworked photo portraiture.

When Victoria Villasana (previously) lays a long stitch on a vintage photograph, she’s connecting the pattern or geometric shape to a piece of history, culture, or philosophy. The Mexican artist transforms found black-and-white images of cultural icons and historical figures through vibrant embroideries. Turquoise fibers radiate from Nelson Mandela’s fist, a gold, chevron collar linesContinue reading "Colorful, Geometric Stitches Embolden Black-and-White Photographs of Historical Figures and…

Victoria Villasana is a Mexican textile artist whose designs are inspired by her Mexican culture and heritage. She is a passionate advocate for the preservation of traditional Mexican textile art t…

Mexican textile artist Victoria Villasana applies colourful embroidery to pictures of artists, musicians and politicians

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